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Today is #WorldHumanitarianDay. A day to say ‘thank you’ to aid workers around the 🌍. #UKaid supports you 365 days a year, and will continue to do so. Thank you for everything you do. You are #RealLifeHeroes. Retweet or tag an aid worker that you know to say ‘thank you’ too.

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In 2018, malaria killed over 400,000 people worldwide, two-thirds of them under age 5. Through the The Global Fund, #UKaid is helping to distribute 92 million bed nets, and strengthen health systems around the world to protect children and families from malaria #WorldMosquitoDay

In 2018, malaria killed over 400,000 people worldwide, two-thirds of them under age 5. Through the <a href="/GlobalFund/">The Global Fund</a>, #UKaid is helping to distribute 92 million bed nets, and strengthen health systems around the world to protect children and families from malaria #WorldMosquitoDay
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The devastating oil spill in Mauritius has affected many marine wildlife + fishing communities. This week the UK sent ecological experts, funded by #UKaid, to support 🇲🇺 to restore its coastline + protect it from further damage. gov.uk/government/new… gov.uk/government/new…

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England all-time top scorer 🔴 Manchester United all-time top scorer 🏆 16 Career honours Introducing your 2020 Soccer Aid for @Unicef_uk England manager Wayne Rooney 🙌 Every £1 you donate becomes £3 thanks to #UKAid and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance 💙

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A second team of UK medics is being sent to support hospitals in blast-hit Beirut. The team will help tackle the coronavirus outbreak in Lebanon, which has been made significantly more challenging by the explosion. UKEMT - the UK Government's Emergency Medical Team UK Med #UKaid gov.uk/government/new…

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Andy Kent is a surgical adviser for the UKEMT - the UK Government's Emergency Medical Team, which is funded by #UKaid. He says coronavirus is now the major medical challenge in Lebanon following the devastating port explosion. The UK government is deploying a second team of medics today to help coordinate the response.

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A second team of UK medics is being sent to support hospitals in blast-hit Beirut. The team will help tackle the coronavirus outbreak in Lebanon, which has been made significantly more challenging by the explosion. UKEMT - the UK Government's Emergency Medical Team UK Med #UKaid gov.uk/government/new…

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Andy Kent is a surgical adviser for the UKEMT - the UK Government's Emergency Medical Team, which is funded by #UKaid. He says coronavirus is now the major medical challenge in Lebanon following the devastating port explosion. The UK government is deploying a second team of medics today to help coordinate the response.

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Fantastic news! World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the end of wild polio in Africa. Thank you to all the donors, governments, health workers and Rotary International members who have done so much to achieve this. #UKaid is proud to support you. gov.uk/government/new…

Fantastic news! <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> has announced the end of wild polio in Africa.

Thank you to all the donors, governments, health workers and <a href="/Rotary/">Rotary International</a> members who have done so much to achieve this.

#UKaid is proud to support you. 

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“I am so happy that with today’s announcement, the world is one step closer to a polio-free world”. Jim Bailey, who contracted polio in Belfast in 1957, reacts to today’s news that Africa has been declared free of wild polio. The UK is a global leader in the push to end polio.

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Three years after the Rohingya people fled Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, #UKaid has been helping tackle coronavirus in the camps. UKEMT - the UK Government's Emergency Medical Team emergency team of 🇬🇧 experts has helped build isolation and treatment centres and is supporting local staff to save lives.

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With UK Government support, start-up Ganni in #SouthSudan are using local expertise and materials to develop affordable face masks and clay pots for vital hand-washing. Together we are tackling #COVID19 through #research and #innovation around the 🌍

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Foreign Secretary commits to more effective and accountable aid spending under new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office gov.uk/government/new…